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The Tennessean

Van Epps Wins TN House Seat

Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly won Tennessee’s deep-red 7th District by just 9 points—a stunning 12-point shift left that Democrats say signals major GOP vulnerability heading into the 2026 midterms.

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CBS News

Trump Plans Land Strikes Soon

President Donald Trump signaled he may soon launch U.S. land strikes against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America, a major escalation of his already controversial anti-cartel operations.

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Mediaite

Senator Cites DOD Manual: "War Crime"

Sen. Angus King used the Pentagon’s own Law of War Manual on CNN to argue that the Trump administration’s order to kill shipwrecked survivors was a “clear war crime,” directly violating rules prohibiting firing on the shipwrecked.

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Inside Higher Ed

Student Claims Bias at OU

A University of Oklahoma teaching assistant was placed on leave after a student who failed an assignment claimed religious discrimination, igniting a politically charged debate over academic standards and gender identity.

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The Times

"Cougars for Luigi Mangione"

A fervent fandom of mostly young women and self-styled “cougars” has emerged around accused killer Luigi Mangione, camping outside court and casting him as a folk hero challenging the U.S. healthcare system despite widespread criticism of their devotion.

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Axios

CNN Joins Forces With Kalshi

CNN has partnered with prediction market giant Kalshi to bring real-time probability data into its reporting, giving journalists a powerful new tool to analyze and explain the shifting likelihood of future political, cultural, and weather events.

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Fox News

Senator Targets Dual Citizenship

Sen. Bernie Moreno is introducing a bill that would end dual citizenship by requiring Americans to choose a single national allegiance within a year or automatically forfeit their U.S. citizenship under the proposed mandate.

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Euronews

Putin Warns Europe on War

Vladimir Putin warned that while Moscow does not seek conflict with Europe, it is “ready right now” for war if provoked, accusing European governments of abandoning a peaceful agenda and preparing for confrontation.

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PBS

What the Law Says on Boat Strikes

Legal experts say a second strike killing survivors of a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat would have been clearly unlawful under both peacetime and wartime rules, regardless of the administration’s claim of armed conflict with cartels.

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USA Today

In Support of Hegseth (Sort Of)

Columnist Nicole Russell argues that while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders against alleged narco-terrorists should be investigated if unlawful, she trusts they were legal and sees criticism as politically motivated.

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Metro

Crypto Heist Turns Deadly

Roman Novak, a convicted Russian cryptocurrency fraudster, and his wife Anna were kidnapped, tortured, and killed in the UAE after failing to extract £380 million from their accounts, leaving their two children orphaned.

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SCOTUSblog

Court Sympathetic To Faith-Based Centers

The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to faith-based pregnancy centers’ argument that New Jersey’s subpoena of donor information may chill their First Amendment rights, signaling support for federal court review.

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The Wall Street Journal

Scott Galloway Is Having a Moment

Scott Galloway, clinical professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and media entrepreneur, podcaster and author, spoke with Marc Myers on his dad’s absence, the college class that changed his life, and his latest book, “Notes on Being a Man.”

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ABC News

Hernandez Freed After Pardon

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of orchestrating one of the largest cocaine-trafficking operations into the U.S., was released from a West Virginia prison after receiving a full pardon from President Trump.

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Pew Research Center

YouTube Rises to the Top

A 2025 Pew survey finds YouTube and Facebook remain the most widely used social media platforms among adults, while Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Reddit continue to grow, with younger adults leading in daily usage.

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Bleacher Report

Ole Miss Players Dispute Kiffin Exit

Several Ole Miss players are publicly disputing Lane Kiffin’s version of the team meeting before he left for LSU, contradicting his claim that the team asked him to continue coaching through the College Football Playoff.

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Politico

Trump's Favorite 2028 Democrat

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has developed an unusually cooperative relationship with Trump, earning praise from the White House as she works across party lines while balancing criticism from fellow Democrats ahead of potential 2028 presidential ambitions.

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Associated Press

U.S. Mass Killings Down in 2025

In 2025, the number of mass killings in the United States fell to its lowest level since 2006, but experts caution that the decline likely reflects a temporary return to more typical levels rather than a lasting or meaningful reduction in overall gun violence.

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NPR

Dells Make $6.5 Billion Investment in Kids

Michael and Susan Dell announced a $6.25 billion donation to fund investment “Trump Accounts” for 25 million U.S. children, giving each eligible child $250 to grow through low-cost stock funds and help build long-term savings.

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Reader's Digest

What a Purple Parking Space Means

Purple parking spaces, often marked with the Purple Heart medal, are reserved to honor combat-wounded U.S. veterans, though rules for who can use them and potential penalties for unauthorized parking vary by state and locality.

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